This online event is brought to you by the Global Futures Department. It is open to everyone and will be recorded.
Step into the future of global security at the 2026 GCSP Innovation Day! Join us online to connect with visionary changemakers who are shaping what’s next.
15:00 - 16:15: Webinar - Leadership for an Era of Global Security & Disruption (to be confirmed)
- Confirmed speaker: Mr Peter Cunningham, Head of Leadership and Director of the Geneva Leadership Alliance, GCSP
- Q&A Session moderated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the GCSP’s Geopolitics and Global Futures Department and Honorary Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford
16:30 - 17:30 Presentation of the 2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
- Witness the unveiling of the winners whose groundbreaking concepts are set to define the future of peace and security.
- BONUS: Attend this inspiring event and you'll automatically be entered into a draw for a free seat at the 2027 Geopolitics and Global Futures Symposium
Event hosted by: Dr Paul Vallet, GCSP Associate Fellow
The Jury of the 2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security is composed of:
- Ambassador Gabriel Lüchinger, Head of the International Security Division at the FDFA State Secretariat in Bern
- Lt General (Retd) André Blattmann, Former Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
- Dr Daniel Möckli, Head of Think Tank, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich
- Professor Jane Royston, Entrepreneur and member of the Swiss Science Council
- Ms Lauren Anderson, Founder and CEO of LC Anderson International Consulting and former FBI Executive
- Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department at the GCSP and Honorary Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford University
- Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP
This is a must-attend event for anyone committed to innovative peacebuilding strategies and the future of global security.
